The European Commission says numbers have soared and the animals are now causing damage to livestock.

According to folklore, the last wolf in the country was killed in Cumbria.

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The episode represents a setback for a programme that sought to re-establish the species in Colorado.

Since April, wolf attacks have terrorised villages near the Nepalese border, killing nine children.

Biologists in the US are working hard to raise the population of red wolves, which is down to around 20 in the wild.

A former government adviser says wolves would help control the deer population.

Farmers in Switzerland want the predators to be reduced in number to protect livestock.